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There is a gap between the ecology of health and the concepts supported by international initiatives such as EcoHealth, One Health or Planetary Health; a gap which this book aims to fill.

Global change is accelerated by problems of growing population, industrialization and geopolitics, and the world’s biodiversity is suffering as a result, which impacts both humans and animals. However, Biodiversity and Health offers the unique opportunity to demonstrate how ecological, environmental, medical and social sciences can contribute to the improvement of human health and wellbeing through the conservation of biodiversity and the services it brings to societies.

This book gives an expansive and integrated overview of the scientific disciplines that contribute to the connection between health and biodiversity, from the evolutionary ecology of infectious and non-infectious diseases to ethics, law and politics.

Key Features

Presents the first book to give a broad and integrated overview of the scientific disciplines that contribute to health

From evolutionary ecology, to laws and policies, this book explores the links between health and biodiversity

Readership

Students and researchers in the fields of biodiversity, ecology and evolution of diseases, animal and human health, evolutionary medicine and anthropology of health and medicine, as well as a broader audience from conservation ecology and policies. Policy-makers, applied researchers and non-governmental organizations involved in environmental management, conservation, and health policies as well as rural development

Table of Contents

1. A Brief History on the Links between Health and Biodiversity2. Biodiversity, Cultural Diversity and Infectious Diseases3. Loss of Biological Diversity and Emergence of Infectious Diseases4. Loss of Biodiversity and Emergence of Non-infectious Diseases5. Anthropogenic Stress6. Biodiversity Response7. Animal and Human Pharmacopoeias8. Well-being9. Ecosystem Services for Health and Biodiversity10. Biodiversity and Health Scenarios11. Governance of Biodiversity and Health12. Ethics, Values and Responsibilities13. The Role of Law, Justice and Scientific Knowledge in Health and Biodiversity